Just a couple of quick impressions to share with you this morning – not full blown reviews by any means, just two things that caught me off guard last night. The first is Salling Clicker, a bit of software for OSX that turns most Bluetooth devices into a remote control for a ton of functions. I had used it before, but I started digging into the demo last night and found a lot of stuff I hadn’t noticed before, like how it can automatically mute and pause iTunes when you get a call, or how you can use it as sort of a totem to let your Mac know when you are home again, so it can start up the programs and services you enjoy. I’m not quite convinced to drop the $20 for it yet, because I’m trying to only buy stuff I need now, not just things that are amusing, but it’s certainly much cooler than I first realized.
The other thing is the Archos Gmini 400/420. I’ll say even less about this for now, but let me put it this way: if my initial impressions hold, this is the first portable media player I can recommend over the iPod. It’s not as polished, and if you were only looking for a music player the iPod is much more refined (and cheaper!), but it can do so much more. It’s off to a very strong start.
Gmini Archives [Gizmodo]
Update: It looks like if FloAT’s Mobile Agent will do many of the same things as Salling, except in Windows. I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks cool, too. (Thanks, Shawn!))
Read – Project Page [Sourceforge]
